Life off the grid in the SW Texas desert. An experiment in sustainable living. NUMBERS AT THE END OF EACH BLOG POST: temp at 8PM,high temp,low temp,rainfall,wind conditions(CalmBreezyWindyGusty). Live streaming video at http://ustre.am/TM8N YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFieldLab

Received an email 3 days ago from my newest best friend Karen Lafferty from Med-Trans Corporation (the medivac helicopter service) that it was time to renew my subscription. They sent me a notice in the mail over a month ago and I forgot all about it. If you live out here it is an important thing to consider - otherwise that emergency flight to the hospital will cost a fortune. To sign up, go to www.mtcmembership.com, click on Join Today and select CareStar’s logo from the enrollment page. (Note in the photo - the other important membeship all Americans should have.) 102.111,72,0,B

I remember well the similar work Don and I did in excavating a pit for our composting outhouse. One inch of soil - then solid rock all the way down. Since it was 3.5 foot by 3,5 foot - we could get down in the pit to throw out the rocks. The deeper we dug, the thicker the rock slabs were and we had to quit when the rock slabs got to be 5 inches thick. So we simply raised the outhouse up - with a thicker foundation.

At first glance, I started hearing the theme music from JAWS in my head and couldn't figure out why. Then I expanded the photo and found out that it was because I couldn't remember what soundtrack accompanied Crocodile Dundee. I see the 5-toe shoes have been replaced with the surprise return of the crocs. Have you considered replacement soles for those?

Photo #1 is priceless. These new self portraits you're making are very nice. So, the title of this photo could be "Holes", for the one you're evidently being swallowed up by, and the holes in the bottom of your Crocs.

Good work gloves are essential.

By the stickers on your door, you have a couple more essentials covered, also.